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#CB213E

#cb213e ≈ Cardinal

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#cb213e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 79.61% red, 12.94% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 83.74% magenta, 69.46% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 349.76°, with 72.03% saturation and 46.27% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cardinal (#c41e3a), ΔE 1.64.

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Relative luminance0.1413

Complementary

  1. #cb213e
  2. #21cbae

Split complementary

  1. #cb213e
  2. #21cb59
  3. #2193cb

Analogous

  1. #cb2193
  2. #cb213e
  3. #cb5921

Triadic

  1. #cb213e
  2. #3ecb21
  3. #213ecb

Tetradic

  1. #cb213e
  2. #cbae21
  3. #21cbae
  4. #213ecb

Square

  1. #cb213e
  2. #93cb21
  3. #21cbae
  4. #5921cb

Monochromatic

  1. #470c16
  2. #89162a
  3. #cb213e
  4. #e3556d
  5. #ee97a6

Shades

#cb213e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cb213e
  2. #b71e38
  3. #a21a32
  4. #8e172b
  5. #7a1425
  6. #66111f
  7. #510d19
  8. #3d0a13
  9. #29070c
  10. #140306
  11. #000000

Tints

#cb213e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cb213e
  2. #d03751
  3. #d54d65
  4. #db6478
  5. #e07a8b
  6. #e5909f
  7. #eaa6b2
  8. #efbcc5
  9. #f5d3d8
  10. #fae9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cb213e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cb213e
  2. #c42b45
  3. #bc344b
  4. #b53e52
  5. #ad4758
  6. #a6515f
  7. #9e5a66
  8. #97646c
  9. #8f6d73
  10. #887779
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9a555b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #58523e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827639 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #df002f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94443e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a45f3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d70035 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cb213e {
  color: #cb213e;
}
Background
.bg-cb213e {
  background-color: #cb213e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-cb213e {
  border: 2px solid #cb213e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cb213e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 203 33 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 350 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cb213e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cb213e, #cb5921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cb213e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(203 33 62 / 0.35);
}

#c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 1.64 #dc143c Crimson ΔE 3.27 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 5.33 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 5.65 #ce2029 Fire Engine Red ΔE 5.99 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 6.51 #cf1020 Lava ΔE 7.32 #34dec1 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Cardinal
#cb213e  rgb(203, 33, 62)  hsl(350, 72%, 46%)  Cardinal
#21cbae  rgb(33, 203, 174)  hsl(170, 72%, 46%)  Medium Aquamarine
#3ecb21  rgb(62, 203, 33)  hsl(110, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green
#213ecb  rgb(33, 62, 203)  hsl(230, 72%, 46%)  Persian Blue